Morning Minutes, July 29

July 29Word of the Day, This Day in History, Number to Know, Website of the Day, Today’s Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.

Word of the Dayfey FAY adjective; Possessing or displaying a strange and otherworldly aspect or quality. — Dictionary.com

This Day in HistoryJuly 29, 1588: English naval forces under the command of Sir Francis Drake defeat the Spanish Armada at the Battle of Gravelines.

Number to Know130: Number of ships in the Spanish Armada of 1588. The fleet was intended to escort an army to invade England and overthrow Queen Elizabeth I. Only five of these ships were lost at the Battle of Gravelines, but the entire armada was thrown into disarray by the defeat, eventually losing many more ships to severe storms in the North Atlantic. More than a third of the ships were eventually lost.

Website of the Day: Elizabeth Ihttp://www.ElizabethI.orgExamination of the life of England’s Queen Elizabeth I, as well as people and events from her time in history.

Today’s Featured BirthdayGeddy Lee, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician, 61.

Daily Quote“I think jamming is the way we begin to communicate. In the old days, people actually wrote notes on paper and sent them to each other. I guess that’s how they jammed.” — Geddy Lee

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